F.No. 003/Young Professional/2023-24/CLA-Admn/ LI} GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE. CLA, A-WING, |.P.BHAWAN, [.P,ESTATE, NEW DELHI —- 110002 Dated : 24.06.2024 ADVERTISEMENT FOR ENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DURING YEAR 2024 IN THE OFFICE OF ADDITIONAL DGFT (CLA), NEW DELHI AND RA’s OF NORTH ZONE. A Brief about the DGFT, its Zonal office and RAS; The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with its Headquarters in Vanijaya Bhawan, New Delhi, is an attached Office of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Right from its inception till 1991, when liberalization in the economic policies of the Government took place, this organization has been essentially involved in the regulation and promotion of foreign trade through regulation, Keeping in line with liberalization and globalization and the overall objective of increasing of exports, DGFT has since been assigned the role of “facilitator”. The shift was from prohibition and control of imports/exports to promotion and facilitation of exports/imports, keeping in view the interests of the country. DGFT is responsible for formulation and implementation of the Foreign Trade Policy with the main objective of promoting exports of the country. In addition to its basic objectives, this Directorate also issues scrips/authorization to exporters and monitors their corresponding obligations through a network of its regional offices. Department of Commerce through the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is also engaging with State / UT Governments to take forward ‘Districts as Export Hub’ initiative in the districts and enable its implementation in a phased manner, with the objective of mobilizing the potential of each district of the country to achieve its potential as an export hub. While the DGFT Hars. is essentially responsible for formulating the Foreign Trade Policy and responding to the policy challenges from time to time, the implementation of the Foreign Trade Policy, including outreach with the exporters is done through the field offices, which are known as Regional Authorities. The Regional Authorities are divided into four Zones, for administrative coordination, namely, East, West, North and South, The RAs in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have respectively been designated as the Zonal Offices for Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Zones, There are 8 Regional Offices spread across the North Zone; they are, Zonal office, New Delhi, RA Ludhiana, , RA Jaipur, , RA Varanasi, RA Panipat, RA Kanpur, RA Srinagar and RA Jammu. The territorial jurisdiction of each office is delineated in Appendix 1A of the DGFT. Presently, the Office of the Additional DGFT (CLA), New Delhi is the Northern Zone Head Quarters of Directarate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the nodal organisation for export promotion, trade control & regulation. The officials of this office are fully equipped to attend to various kinds of Scanned with CamScannerchallenges relating to merchandise imports & exports, The main functions of the office, inter alia, are to issue IEC Code for the new exporters, to administer promotional measures and to administer duty remission schemes for both physical exports and deemed exports. 2. Invitation to Applications for engagement as Young Professionals: The office of Additional DGFT (CLA) hereby invites applications for preparation of a panel for engagement as Young Professionals on contractual arrangement in various disciplines & RAs to work in policy formulation and implementation of the schemes under the Foreign Trade Policy. The engagement with the office provides an exciting opportunity to be a part of India’s economic growth as well as grow professionally with experience, A Young Professional can, progressively, grow up as a valuable asset for contributing to the Trade Policy of country. The engagement of Young Professionals in the Zonal Offices/RAs in the North Zone will be in the following manner: S.No. | Office/RAs Number of young professionals | Amount per head per | to be appointed month (in Rs.) i TThe office of Additional DGFT 03 60,000/- (CLA), New Dethi 2 ___| RA, Ludhiana Ot 56,000/, 3. RA, Kanpur 1 56,000/ 4, RA, Srinagar O1 56,000/- # the remuneration in different field offices has been graded based on the classification of cties for HRA purpose by the Department of Expenditure OM 07.07.2017. the cities have been classified in XYZ categories for HRA. All the interested candidates should apply with in prescribed time in the format shared as annexure A to this notification, 3. The disciplines for which Young Professionals would be engaged and the required essential qualifications for each are as under: Discipline Eligibility Criteria® Economics Masters in Economics from a recognized university Law Masters in Law from a recognized university ‘Management ‘Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from a recognized university Engineering B. Tech/BE (Mechanical)/ B. Tech/BE (Chemical)/ 8. Tech/BE (IT/Computer Science}/MCA from a recognized university The candidates should possess requisite qualification on the date of publication of this advertisement 4, Other terms & conditions: ‘©The engagement as Young Professionals shall be initially for a period of one year. «The engagement will be on purely contractual basis for a period of one year from the date of joining, and will be pald a consolidated fee per month as indicated in Table above (minus Professional Tax/TDS as applicable) subject to periodic completion of work certified by the controlling Officer. No other allowances and monetary benefits will be applicable. ; + Young Professionals will be required to submit a police verification report from ther concerned police station and also submit a medical-cum-fitness certificate issued by any Scanned with CamScannerDGFT office on contractual terms, the selected candidate may ce in India as and when required in connection with the official tour, TA/DA will be provided as admissible to Section Head of Aas & ete Ly information eclration furnished by the candidate. The any information/declaration being found incorrect at any stage of engagement and consequential action as deemed Necessary would be taken by the Directorate. This Contractual engagement does not confer any right to claim ‘any permanent post in the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in future. The Additional DGFT office reserves the right to terminate the engagement of a Young Professional at any stage in the event of a serious failure to perform tasks assigned or on failure to observe any standards of conduct by giving one month notice or pay in liew thereof. In case if Young Professionals wants to leave the job before completion of the contract period, he/she have to submit a three months / Notice in advance. Working hours shall normally be from 9.30 AM to 6:00 PM during working days including half an hour lunch break in between. However, in exigencies of work, Young Professionals may be required to sit late and may be called on Saturday/ Sunday and other holidays also. ‘The engagement as Young Professionals is subject to verification of documents related to ‘educational qualification and experience. If any information/documents submitted by Young Professionals are found false/wrong at any stage, his/her engagement will be terminated immediately and appropriate action will be taken against him/her as per rules, Young Professionals will be eligible for 08 days leave during the period of one year, on pro- rata basis subject to the prior written approval of the controlling Officer. Un-availed leave cannot be carried forward to the next year. Further, leave up to one month can be considered without remuneration with the prior approval of controlling Officer. However, in exceptional cases like need for professional development, training etc. this condition may be relaxed with the approval of Commerce Secretary, subject to official exigencies. Apart from this, the women Young Professional may be eligible for maternity leave as per the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 issued by Ministry of Labor & Employment vide letter No. S- 36017/03/2015-55 | dated 12" April, 2017. Young Professionals will be governed by the Official Secrets Act, 1923, as amended from time to time and will not disclose to any unauthorized person(s) any information/data that come to their notice during the period of their engagement as “Young Professional’ in the Department. All such information/records/papers/software/emails etc., will be property of Government. . Young Professionals shall not represent them or otherwise make public with the intent to make 2 commercial advantage of their engagement with DGFT. He/she shall not, in any manner whatsoever, use the name, emblem or official seal of the Government of india or OGFT or any abbreviation of the name of OGFT, in connection with business or otherwise without the prior written permission of the competent authority of DGFT. Young Professional shall be expected to conduct him/her in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Government of India. He/she will be expected to demonstrate high moral character, integrity, secrecy of office and dedication to work while discharging his/her duties. In case his/her services are not found satisfactory or found to be in conflict with the interest to the DGFT/Government of India, his/her services will be terminated forthwith, without any notice period or compensation. Scanned with CamScanner -«In the unfortunate event of the death, injury or illness while serving DGFT, Young Professional or the next of kin shall not be entitled to any compensation or Appointment. + The Individual Young Professional shall be solely responsible for taking out and for maintaining adequate insurance required to meet any of its obligations under the Contract, as well as for arranging, at the Individual Young Professional's sole expense, such life, health and other forms of insurance as the Individual Young Professional may consider to be appropriate to cover the period during which the Individual Young Professional provides services under the Contract. © The period of engagement would commence from the date of joining at the office of Additional DGFT, CLA Delhi or RA. «The period of engagement as Young Professional will not confer any claim or right for subsequent engagement/employment with DGFT or any other Government Department at a later date. «The competent authority in DGFT reserves the right to terminate Young Professional at any stage in event of a serious failure to perform the task assigned or of failure to observe any standards of conduct. Canvassing by any candidate will lead to her/his immediate disqualification. 5. Interested and eligible candidates should apply, using their valid email ID along with supporting documents, at the Email ID [email protected] within three weeks’ time from the date Of issue of advertisement. Hard copy of the application may also be sent to this Directorate at the following address through speed post: The Asst DGFT (Admin), The Additional Director General of " Wing Indraprastha Bhawan | P Estate, New Delhi ~ 110002. For any query / clarification, the following officer may be contacted during office hours on any working day: Sh. V.Raju Raman, Asst DGFT ([email protected]). 6. Bright young graduates and postgraduates are invited to use this opportunity and gain Valuable experience in enhancing their career prospects through engagement as Young Professional in the Additional DGFT Office, CLA, Delhi and RAS. ‘This issues with the approval of Competent Authority. iba (CHANDRAKANT MISHRA ) JOINT. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE For ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE Scanned with CamScanner10. i 12. 13. Latest Passport Photo Annexure A: Format of application Name: Gender: DOB: Age: Place of Birth: Nationality: Marital Status: Whether belongs to SC/ST/OBC community (if so, please give details and attach copy of certificate) = Religion: Disability, if any (Please attach the certificate for the same, if applicable): Permanent Address with Phone number: Correspondence address with phone number and emai Qualifications and Educational History (Starting from Senior Secondary or equivalent): Examination | School/University | Subject Year of Passing | % of Marks/Grades Scanned with CamScanner14. Other notable qualifications: 15. Work Experience Details: Employer Designation of | Period of service Salary the postheld | From To 16. Hobbies and Interests: r 17. Achievements in Sports: 18. Any other relevant projects done/work experience/leadership exhibited: I’ hereby declare that the statements made in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. 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